Californians Encouraged To Buckle Up On Every Trip

Livermore CA

23 May, 2021

5:58 PM

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Press release from the Livermore Police Department: May 23, 2021 Livermore, Calif. – The Livermore Police Department encourages the public towear a seat belt and keep children secured in child safety seats. This year's Click it or Ticket campaign is from May 24-June 6. During this time, theLivermore Police Department will actively look for drivers and passengers whoare not wearing a seat belt. This includes drivers who do not secure children inchild safety seats. "Wearing a seat belt is the easiest and safest way to protect yourself in avehicle," Livermore Police Lieutenant Mike Trudeau said. "It only takes a fewseconds and is your best defense in the event of a crash." According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), ofthe 22,215 passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2019, 43% (9,466) were notwearing seat belts. In 2019, 620 passengers killed in crashes across Californiawere not wearing a seat belt. California law requires a child to be properly secured in a car or booster seat inthe back seat, until they are at least 8 years of age or at least 4'9" tall. Childrenunder the age of 2 shall ride in a rear-facing seat unless child weighs 40 or morepounds or is 40 or more inches tall. California has a primary seat belt law, which allows law enforcement officers toticket someone for not wearing a seat belt without committing another trafficviolation. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office ofTraffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This press release was produced by the Livermore Police Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.